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Commenced operations | 5 May 1947 | ||||||
Ceased operations | 15 October 2021 | ||||||
AOC # | I-130 | ||||||
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Frequent-flyer program | MilleMiglia | ||||||
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Parent company | Government of Italy (via MEF) | ||||||
Headquarters | Fiumicino, Rome, Italy |
Alitalia - Società Aerea Italiana S.p.A.,[3][4] operating as Alitalia (Italian pronunciation: [aliˈtaːlja]), was an Italian airline which was once the flag carrier and largest airline of Italy.[5] The company had its head office in Fiumicino, in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital.[6] The airline was owned by the Government of Italy as a nationalized business from its founding in 1946 until it was privatized in 2009. However, it struggled with profitability whilst operating as a private company, including failed negotiations to sell to other private parties. The airline entered extraordinary administration in 2017 following many years of financial losses.[7] The Italian government eventually took back ownership of the airline in March 2020.
The airline operated a fleet of Airbus A319-100, Airbus A320-200, Airbus A321-100, Airbus A330-200, and Boeing 777-200ER aircraft to over 34 scheduled domestic, European and intercontinental destinations. The airline operated from its main hub at Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport in Rome. The airline was a full member of the SkyTeam alliance, and it had codeshare agreements with 42 airlines. In 2018, the airline was the twelfth-largest airline in Europe.
On 24 August 2021, Alitalia announced that it would cease operations on 15 October 2021,[8] and that passengers with tickets for later flights could reschedule on an earlier flight or request a refund.[9][10]
On 15 October 2021, in a hybrid reorganization, Alitalia sold its entire operation to ITA Airways, a newly formed state-owned flag carrier.[11]
Headquarter Via Alberto Nassetti SNC 00054 Fiumicino.